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525th Bombardment Squadron
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The 525th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 4136th Strategic Wing at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, where it was inactivated on 1 February 1963 when Strategic Air Command replaced its MAJCON wings with wings that could continue a heritage.
525th Bombardment Squadron | |
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![]() B-52H Stratofortress as flown by the squadron | |
Active | 1942–1945; 1955–1963 |
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Role | Heavy bomber |
Engagements | European Theater of Operations |
Decorations | Distinguished Unit Citation |
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Patch with 525th Bombardment Squadron emblem[lower-alpha 1][1] | ![]() |
525th Bombardment Squadron emblem (World War II)[2] | ![]() |
World War II Fuselage code[2] | FR |
The squadron was first activated in 1942 for service during World War II. After training in the United States, in mid-1943 it moved to England, where it strategically bombed Germany. It was awarded the Distinguished Unit Citation for its combat actions twice. Following V-E Day, the squadron moved to Morocco, where it participated in the transportation of military personnel back to the United States until it was inactivated in June 1945.
The squadron was reactivated in 1955 as a Boeing B-47 Stratojet strategic bomber squadron. In 1960, it began converting to the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress. However, Strategic Air Command was engaged in a project to disperse its B-52 wings to reduce their vulnerability to Soviet attack and the squadron moved to Minot in 1961.